US embassy cable - 04BRATISLAVA749

UNCLAS BRATISLAVA 000749 
 
SIPDIS 
 
 
DEPT FOR NP/ECC - PVANSON, ACHURCH, JOHN COFFEY 
DEPT FOR EUR/ACE - DMARTIN 
CBP/INA FOR PWARKER, BPICKETT 
USDOE/NNSA FOR TPERRY 
DOC FOR PETERSEN-BEARD 
PRAGUE FOR MARK CANNING 
VIENNA FOR KENNY MACDONALD 
BUDAPEST FOR JEFFREY IZZO 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: ETTC, MNUC, PARM, PREL, KSTC, KNNP, ETTC, PREL, LO 
SUBJECT: EXBS: SLOVAKIA ADVISOR MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE 
- JULY 2004 
 
 
1.  BROAD ITEMS OF INTEREST TO ADVISORS AND AGENCY 
MANAGERS. 
None. 
 
2.  COMPLETED ACTIONS FOR THE REPORTING PERIOD. 
 
A.   SITE ASSESSMENTS AND MEETINGS DURING REPORTING 
    PERIOD. 
    None. 
 
B.  TRAINING CONDUCTED DURING REPORTING PERIOD. 
I.   EXBS Advisor and a group of sixteen Customs 
     employees from the Customs Directorate of the Slovak 
     Republic attended the International Border Inspection 
     Training (IBIT) course in Hidalgo, Texas, from July 16- 
     23, 2004.  The course provided officers with advanced 
     training in Behavioral Analysis, Vehicle Compartments, 
     Smuggling Trends and the use of enforcement detection 
     equipment. Practical exercises were then conducted on 
     vehicles entering the United States from Mexico, giving 
     the attendees a chance to put into practice what they 
     had just learned.  The course was very relevant and 
     very well delivered. 
II.  EXBS Advisor and a group consisting of sixteen 
Customs employees, five Police officers, one Ministry 
of Economy, Export Licensing Department and one 
employee from the Slovak Republic General Prosecutor's 
Office attended Weapons of Mass Destruction Training at 
the Interdict/Radiation Academy Training Facility at 
Richland, Washington from July 26-30, 2004. This course 
provided the attendees with hands-on training in the 
identification and detection of WMD (nuclear, chemical 
and biological) and their dispersal/delivery systems. 
It also provided advanced hands-on training in the use 
of sophisticated WMD detection instruments that are 
currently available and in use in Slovakia. I found 
this training to be extremely informative and I highly 
recommend it for other countries. 
 
C.  EQUIPMENT DELIVERED DURING REPORTING 
I.   On July 5, 2004, a Mercedes Benz Sprinter X-Ray 
     Autovan was delivered to the General Directorate of 
     Customs in Prague, Czech Republic. 
II.  On July 19, 2004, a Mercedes Benz Sprinter X-Ray 
Autovan was delivered to the Hungarian Customs and 
Finance Guard in Budapest, Hungary. 
 
D.  IMMINENT TRAINING OR EQUIPMENT STATUS UPDATE. 
None. 
 
 
E.  SIGNIFICANT DEVELOPMENTS IN EXPORT CONTROLS, 
NONPROLIFERATION, OR RELATED BORDER SECURITY. 
None. 
 
3.  RED FLAG ISSUES. 
None. 
 
Questions regarding this report can be directed to 
Larry Adkins, EXBS Senior Advisor, at AmEmbassy 
Bratislava at telephone no.: 421-2-5922-3375, fax: 421- 
2-5922-3044 or through email at adkinslh@state.gov. 
 
THAYER 
 
 
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